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1 In you, O Lord, I have taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame;
deliver me in your righteousness.
2 Turn your ear to me,
come quickly to my rescue;
be my rock of refuge,
a strong fortress to save me.
3 Since you are my rock and my fortress,
for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
4 Free me from the trap that is set for me,
for you are my refuge.
5 Into your hands I commit my spirit;
redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth.
6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols;
I trust in the Lord.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
for you saw my affliction
and knew the anguish of my soul.
8 You have not handed me to my enemy
but have set my feet in a spacious place.
9 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am in distress;
my eyes grow weak with sorrow,
my soul and body with grief.
10 My life is consumed by anguish
and my years by groaning;
my strength fails because of my affliction,[b]
and my bones grow weak.
11 Because of all my enemies,
I am the utter contempt of my neighbours
I am a dread to my closest friends –
those who see me on the street flee from me.
12 I am forgotten as though I were dead;
I have become like broken pottery.
13 For I hear the slander of many;
‘there is terror on every side!’
They conspire against me
and plot to take my life.
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14 But I trust in you, O Lord;
I say, ‘You are my God.’
15 My times are in your hands;
deliver me from the my enemies,
and from those who pursue me.
16 Let your face shine on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love.
17 Let me not be put to shame, O Lord,
for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
and be silent in the realm of the grave.
18 Let their lying lips be silenced,
for with pride and contempt
they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
19 How great is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you,
which you bestow in the sight of men,
on those who take refuge in you.
20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men;
in your dwelling you keep them safe
from accusing tongues.
21 Praise be to the Lord,
for he showed his wonderful love to me
when I was in a besieged city
22 In my alarm I said,
‘I am cut off from your sight!’
Yet you heard my cry for mercy
when I called to you for help.
23 Love the Lord, all his saints!
The Lord preserves those who are faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.
24 Be strong and take heart,
all you who hope in the Lord.
(NIV)
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Psalm 31:-The psalm suggests an urgent delivery from harm. The psalmist turns to God to delivery him from the troubles or illness he is in. The psalm shows the trust he has in God to deliver him from an attack of enemies or bad illness.
From Luke 23:46 Verse 5
Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth . (NIV)
These were the last words Jesus spoke when He was on the cross. This psalm tells Christians how much psalms were linked to the passion narrative in the Christian practice.
As we read through the bible we can see there are more than one biblical character who relied in arising times of stress to resolve the pressure by calling on God to save them.
Jonah’s prayer echoes verse 6 (Jonah 2:8);
Jeremiah frequently felt “fear was on every side” (Jer. 6:25; 20:10; 46:5; 49:29); and called out to God for help.
How are we at handling things that threaten us or our families, do we call out to God?
Perhaps we need to call on God more, rather than thinking we can make it on our own. Instead, we wait until we collapse with anguish or pain and then we turn to God.
God waits with His arms open wide waiting for His children to come to Him. Don’t keep Him waiting ask God to help you through each day. The more you do it the easier it becomes to feel God is near to you.
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